February 05, 2014

Cartoon: Do you moor here often?

BACKGROUNDPrince Charles has been to flood-hit areas of Somerset and told residents it was a "tragedy" nothing had been done for so long. One of the Prince's charities is donating £50,000 to help victims, while the government has announced an extra £300,000 of emergency funding. The Somerset Levels have seen some of the worst flooding in recent weeks and some villages have been cut off for more than a month. Watch video >>

THE CARTOONThe cartoon by Paul Thomas from the Daily Express shows Prince Charles in a rowing boat in one of the flooded areas. He asks one of the locals, "Do you moor here often?"

EXPLANATION"Do you come here often?" is one of the stock questions asked by members of the royal family when meeting members of the public. However, here 'come' has been changed to 'moor', which means to to tie a boat so that it stays in the same place. Matt has a similar cartoon in The Telegraph.

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Cartoon: Do you moor here often?

BACKGROUNDPrince Charles has been to flood-hit areas of Somerset and told residents it was a "tragedy" nothing had been done for so long. One of the Prince's charities is donating £50,000 to help victims, while the government has announced an extra £300,000 of emergency funding. The Somerset Levels have seen some of the worst flooding in recent weeks and some villages have been cut off for more than a month. Watch video >>

THE CARTOONThe cartoon by Paul Thomas from the Daily Express shows Prince Charles in a rowing boat in one of the flooded areas. He asks one of the locals, "Do you moor here often?"

EXPLANATION"Do you come here often?" is one of the stock questions asked by members of the royal family when meeting members of the public. However, here 'come' has been changed to 'moor', which means to to tie a boat so that it stays in the same place. Matt has a similar cartoon in The Telegraph.